Red wing Starling

[Chris Kotze]

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens 300 2.8 + 1.4
SS 1/3200
ISO 800
f 5.6
Your comments and advice appreciated

[Arno Ellmer]

This is superb,Chris !
I like the downstroke wing position,showing a splash of red/orange,the perfect HA and the stunning bg. Nice sharpness where it counts.Would have wished for a higher DOF to get the wing in focus as well. Great !

[Doug Brown]

The thumbnail caught my eye, and the real image doesn't disappoint! Great flight shot of a challenging subject. Love the orange of the wings and the iridescence too. BG looks good. I do find the head to be slightly oversharpened, but otherwise an excellent image!

[anujgandhe]

perfect light, perfect ha. Agree about DOF for wings in focus...

[gail bisson]

I really like the BG and the slight head turn. The BG is lovely. What is it? Nice and sharp,
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chris, great shot. the angle is perfect...so is the BG. excellent sharpness and AF job. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful downward wingstroke!! I'm OK with the DOF...you would have lost valuable SS had you reduced your aperture...

Colours look terrific, and very nice BG. I wouldn't mind the subject a smidge lower in the frame, and there is a very subtle smudge above the head (about halfway to the edge) that needs to be cleaned up.

[Craig Kerr]

A superb in flight shot Chris... excellent detail, exposure and colours

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks everyone it's much appreciated
.

I really like the BG and the slight head turn. The BG is lovely. What is it? Nice and sharp,
Gail

Thanks Gail it's a OOF mountain

Colours look terrific, and very nice BG.  I wouldn't mind the subject a  smidge lower in the frame, and there is a very subtle smudge above the  head (about halfway to the edge) that needs to be cleaned up.

Thanks Daniel I've missed that and did a clean up.

[Robert Holguin]

Superb shot!!! Great wing position, really like the background, great head angle, and nice detail.
Well done.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great wing position, BG and light...Very nice pose mate...Nicely done!

[Petros Petrou]

What a beautiful flight image. I like the pose color and background. TFS

[Wynand van Wyk]

Stunning in flight image! Love that beautiful background. Lovely detail.

I love this image. superbly done from me!

[Christopher Ciccone]

I clicked on this because the thumbnail jumped off the page at me, and I am glad I did. An excellent flight shot - great position on the wings and HA is spot on. At first I thought it might be a tad over-sharpened, but I am backing away from that thought. The only thing I find a bit distracting is the razor-sharp toe stick out beyond the OOF wing. Would folks feel that this would be a misrepresentation to clone the toe out (or purhaps blur it a bit)?

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and nice details, sweet light and BG too

[Sachin Saraf]

Excellent Image...Loved everything...

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, these guys certainly have colourful wings, and I like the flight angle and wing position in this. Is that a Mankwe BG?

[Sid Garige]

Excptional flight shot. Great details perfect wing pose and brilliant eye contact.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks everyone it's much appreciated, Stu made this at GC